Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-09-10
SOME OF THE NEWS.

raging at Lockport, Pa.
The State Democratic Convention
of New York meets Sept. 9th.
Lincoln county votes today on sub
scription to two new railroads.
Forest fires have been raging in
Michigan again during the last week.
Several large excursion parties
from the North will visit Chattanooga
soon.
The United States Express Co. has
scoOped the Baltimore d Ohio Ex-
press.
The cars have been received for
the new street railway at Columbia,
Tenn.
A tornado did considerable damage
to the city of Toledo, O., last Monday
afternoon.
Gold has been discovered in Mon
roe county, Tenn, in paying quanti-
ties it is said.
Crops and farms in Hill county,
Texas, nave been damaged to the ex-
tent of 500, 900 by floods.
Over 1000 cases of scarlet fever are
reported in London, Eng, and the
disease is on the increase.
Mr.. Blaine is reported to have re-
ceived 1890 letters from America in
one days mail at Hamburg.
A reunion of Ex-C Confederate sol.
diers will be held at Franklin, Tenn,
on the 23d of this month.
Natural gas has been discovered
four miles from Shellbyville, Tenn,
but in Indignantly is not yet known.
The tax aggregates for 1887 of all
the counties which have reported to
the Comptroller show a large increase.
The L. & n. Railroad is having
trouble from strikes among some Of
its employees at Birmingham and
other points.
The opening of the State Universe
ty at Knoxville on the lst inst. is
said to have been the most suspicious
for years past.
Attorney-General Brown, of East
Tennessee, says the amendment will
carry that division of the state by
10000 majority.
A number of Nashville gentlemen
are now engaged in law suits over
certain real estate purchases made
during the boom last spring.
Col. John A. Cockerill, managing
editor of the New York World, denies
the published report that he will qui.
that paper for a similar position or
the Herald.
A system of National banks, mod
eled after those of America, will b.
established in China. A Philadel
phia syndicate is at the head of thu
movement.
The new railroad from Flora t
Huntsville is nearly completed, anC
it is said that trains will be running
through from Nashville to Huntsville,
by October 10th.
The cotton crop in the Memphis
district, embracing West Tennessee
North Alabama, North Mississippi
and North Arkansas, has been GU
short 415, 900 bales by the drouth.
Mr.. Rayl, of Knoxville, says HI
has made a personal canvass of Kno!
county and found two districts il
which there was not one anti, and on
ly one man who would not vote.
The number of miles of new rail
road which have been and will b
constructed in 1887, it is estimates
will aggregate 10000, the greatest G
any year in the history of the coun
, try.
!; Governor Gordon, of Georgia, wit
a military escort of $50, will leav
Atlanta on the 18th for Philadelphia
to participate in the Centennial Celt
bration of the Adoption of the Con
l stitution of the United States"
The Supreme Court will convene a
7. Knoxville next Monday. Over POO
cases have been disposed of by tn
new court during their first yea
They hope to catch up with curren
t business during the next year.
Last Sunday was an unfortunat
, day for small boys at Jackson, Tenn
: Two brothers were horseback riding
I when the horse ran away, killing on
! of the boys and badly injuring tn
, other. Another attempted to jun
on a moving train and had his lie
; crushed, while still another wf